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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes Charles R ZODIAC 601XL · Meriden, CT · May 7, 2013

Date
May 7, 2013 · 13:53 local
Place
Meriden, CT
Airport
Meriden-Markham
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N418CM
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA13CA233
Reported as
Hughes Charles R Zodiac 601XL
Reported engine
JABIRU 3300
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
401 total83 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft landed downwind on runway 36. Weather reported by yankee TRACON reported winds at 1753Z were 180/08 G14 knots, 10 sm, SCT047, SCT055, 24/12 A3012. N.o.a.a. weather observed at 1353 S9 G16, vis 10SM. Pilot stated he landed beyond mid field at 90 mph on centerline. He touched down, applied the brakes and attempted a sharp right hand turn exit at the end of runway 36. The aircraft skidded to the left at the runway 18 threshold markings, departed the runway on to the grass area, turning to the right and continuing parallel to the runway. The aircraft flipped over, coming to rest at the runway 36 end identifier lights facing in a southeast direction.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LANDED DOWNWIND ON RUNWAY 36. WEATHER REPORTED BY YANKEE TRACON REPORTED WINDS AT 1753Z WERE 180/08 G14 KNOTS, 10 SM, SCT047, SCT055, 24/12 A3012. N.O.A.A. WEATHER OBSERVED AT 1353 S9 G16, VIS 10SM. PILOT STATED HE LANDED BEYOND MID FIELD AT 90 MPH ON CENTERLINE. HE TOUCHED DOWN, APPLIED THE BRAKES AND ATTEMPTED A SHARP RIGHT HAND TURN EXIT AT THE END OF RUNWAY 36. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO THE LEFT AT THE RUNWAY 18 THRESHOLD MARKINGS, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY ON TO THE GRASS AREA, TURNING TO THE RIGHT AND CONTINUING PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER, COMING TO REST AT THE RUNWAY 36 END IDENTIFIER LIGHTS FACING IN A SOUTHEAST DIRECTION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.